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Nocardia scleritis
C M Knox1, J P Whitcher, V Cevellos
1Department of Ophthalmology, Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco 94122-0944, USA.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|May 1, 1997
Abstract
Purpose:
To describe a case of Nocardia scleritis, an unusual ocular infection.
Methods:
Case report and review of pertinent literature.
Results:
An 83-year-old man with leukocytoclastic vasculitis was initially examined for infectious necrotizing scleritis after explantation of an extruded scleral buckle. The patient was successfully treated with sulfonamides.
Conclusions:
Nocardia asteroides may cause infectious scleritis in the absence of cataract surgery or trauma. Treatment with sulfonamides can result in a satisfactory outcome.